tricking

trick

T0350500 (trĭk)n.1. a. An act or procedure intended to achieve an end by deceptive or fraudulent means. See Synonyms at wile.b. A mischievous action; a prank: likes to play tricks on the other students in the dorm.c. A stupid, disgraceful, or childish act: Don't let the kids pull any tricks while we're gone.2. a. A peculiar trait or characteristic; a mannerism: "Mimicry is the trick by which a moth or other defenseless insect comes to look like a wasp" (Marston Bates).b. A peculiar event with unexpected, often deceptive results: "One of history's cruelest tricks is to take words that sounded good at the time and make them sound pretty stupid" (David Owen).c. A deceptive or illusive appearance; an illusion: This painting plays tricks on the eyes.3. a. A special skill; a knack: Is there a trick to getting this window to stay up?b. A convention or specialized skill peculiar to a particular field of activity: learned the tricks of the winemaking trade.4. a. A feat of magic or legerdemain.b. A difficult, dexterous, or clever act designed to amuse: Does your dog do any tricks?5. Games a. All the cards played in a single round, one from each player.b. One such round.6. a. A period or turn of duty, as at the helm of a ship.b. Slang A prison term.7. Slang a. An act of prostitution.b. A prostitute's customer.c. A session carried out by a prostitute with a client.8. Slang A robbery or theft.tr. & intr.v. tricked, trick·ing, tricks To cheat or deceive or to practice trickery or deception.adj.1. Of, relating to, or involving tricks.2. Capable of performing tricks: a trick dog.3. Designed or made for doing a trick or tricks: trick cards; trick dice.4. Weak, defective, or liable to fail: a trick knee.Phrasal Verb: trick out (or up) Informal To ornament or adorn, often garishly: was all tricked out in beads and fringe.Idioms: do/turn the trick To bring about the desired result. how's tricks Informal Used to make a friendly inquiry about a person or that person's affairs. not miss a trick To be extremely alert: The teacher was known for not missing a trick.

[Middle English trik, from Old North French trique, from trikier, to deceive, probably from Vulgar Latin *triccāre, from Latin trīcārī, to play tricks, from trīcae, tricks.]

trick′er n.

单词	tricking
释义	tricking trick T0350500 (trĭk)n.1. a. An act or procedure intended to achieve an end by deceptive or fraudulent means. See Synonyms at wile.b. A mischievous action; a prank: likes to play tricks on the other students in the dorm.c. A stupid, disgraceful, or childish act: Don't let the kids pull any tricks while we're gone.2. a. A peculiar trait or characteristic; a mannerism: "Mimicry is the trick by which a moth or other defenseless insect comes to look like a wasp" (Marston Bates).b. A peculiar event with unexpected, often deceptive results: "One of history's cruelest tricks is to take words that sounded good at the time and make them sound pretty stupid" (David Owen).c. A deceptive or illusive appearance; an illusion: This painting plays tricks on the eyes.3. a. A special skill; a knack: Is there a trick to getting this window to stay up?b. A convention or specialized skill peculiar to a particular field of activity: learned the tricks of the winemaking trade.4. a. A feat of magic or legerdemain.b. A difficult, dexterous, or clever act designed to amuse: Does your dog do any tricks?5. Games a. All the cards played in a single round, one from each player.b. One such round.6. a. A period or turn of duty, as at the helm of a ship.b. Slang A prison term.7. Slang a. An act of prostitution.b. A prostitute's customer.c. A session carried out by a prostitute with a client.8. Slang A robbery or theft.tr. & intr.v. tricked, trick·ing, tricks To cheat or deceive or to practice trickery or deception.adj.1. Of, relating to, or involving tricks.2. Capable of performing tricks: a trick dog.3. Designed or made for doing a trick or tricks: trick cards; trick dice.4. Weak, defective, or liable to fail: a trick knee.Phrasal Verb: *trick out (or up)* Informal To ornament or adorn, often garishly: was all tricked out in beads and fringe.Idioms: do/turn *the trick* To bring about the desired result. *how's tricks* Informal Used to make a friendly inquiry about a person or that person's affairs. *not miss a trick* To be extremely alert: The teacher was known for not missing a trick. [Middle English trik, from Old North French trique, from trikier, to deceive, probably from Vulgar Latin triccāre, from Latin trīcārī, to play tricks, from trīcae, tricks.] trick′er* n. EncyclopediaSeetrick
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